The Correction Officer Was Charged With Raping An Inmate And Conspiring To Traffic Marijuana Into The Jail

A Rikers Island correction officer who said she had fallen in love with an inmate, was charged on Sunday with raping him and conspiring to traffic marijuana into the jail for her caged lovebird. The probationary correction officer, Nicole Bartley, who was stationed at the George R. Vierno Center jail, said the inmate duped her into a romantic relationship and persuaded her to bring him marijuana, according to the criminal complaint.